Terra Cotta Wind Chime Revival

The other day, I was at my mom in law's house helping her prepare for upcoming house renovations, when I came across this wind chime she no longer wanted. As soon as I laid eyes on it, I saw potential!

I found my

inspiration

while on a recent trip to West Elm and decided to incorporate their Caribbean blue pallet.  A few coats of paint later, she now hangs outside our kitchen window.

I have to tell you, the painting didn't stop there. I also painted some terra cotta pots - but you'll have to wait for them to dry!

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How to:

1. Clean with tooth brush and soap. Let dry.

2. Paint 3 coats of white acrylic craft paint.

3. Paint accent areas with color of your choice. ( I used 2 shades of blue)

4. Allow time to dry.

This project was really simple and luckily I had everything on hand. If you want a straight color block line, you could always use painters tape. For this project, I wanted it to look raw so I decided to freehand the lines.

Happy Tuesday!

DIY Stationary Clothesline

For the past couple months, I've been working on building our iba paper goods home studio. As of this week, my husband and I choose the "perfect desk",

fingers crossed

. We will hopefully pick it up in a few weeks.

Aside from finding the right desk, I've also been on the hunt for a practical office chair, comfy rug and closet storage solution. My goal is to accomplish all of these tasks before summer comes to an end.

Do you have any office items you'd recommend?

One of my favorite things about the studio is its simplicity. If you were to walk into my studio before this clothesline was created, you would have probably found stationary, samples, liners and envelopes scattered everywhere. A few storage boxes, thumbtacks and twine later,  we now have a much more organized system.

The most difficult task with this project, however, was figuring out which wall would work best. I didn't want to add thumbtacks to the wall (

which I suppose you could

). I wanted to use the window/door moldings so they would be less visible.

If you aren't interested in hanging stationary, you could always use this idea to hang photos, inspirational quote, important dates etc.

Supplies:

-thick twine

-clear thumbtacks

-hammer

-scissors

-clothespins

1. Measure wall height and determine how many hanging ropes you want.

2. Divide the wall evenly and sketch where the thumbtacks should go.

3. Hammer thumbtacks to the molding/wall.

4. Measure twine and tie to thumbtacks. Remember the cards will pull the twine down - leave extra room.

5. Grab your clothespins and begin stringing your inspiration!

Every Summer Needs A List

With summer break quickly approaching, I created a bucket-list print as a space for everything I want to accomplish over the next couple of months. There is something about having goals written on paper that makes tackling them more fulfilling!

A few of mine include... 

-Paint the house

-Read 5 books

-Create a portfolio website for our invitation business

-Practice calligraphy

-Help Gabriel build a desk for my studio

-Visit my big sister

-Spend time with family at the beach

Do you have a summer bucket list? What are some things on your list?

Click

here

to download the bucket list print for yourself and make sure to hashtag #summerbucketlist so we can keep up with each other!